Eutectics Fall in Three Sets to Vikings

ST. LOUIS, MO. – The Eutectic men's volleyball team hosted the Missouri Valley College Vikings from Marshall, Mo., for a Heart of America Athletic Conference (HEART) contest on Tuesday night in the UHSP gymnasium. The No. 5-ranked Vikings (11-1, 5-1 HEART) won the match in straight sets to extend their 11-0 undefeated streak against the Eutectics.  

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS:

MVC DEF. UHSP 25-22, 25-22, 25-17

• The Eutectics took a 5-2 lead to start the match following kills from Cameron Werner and Dickson Colado, but the Vikings won the next four points in a row to take a lead. The Euts tied it up at 6, 7, 11, 12, and 13, and even 20, when the Vikings followed up with a kill and two blocks to go up 23-20. RJ Dilks set up Werner and Hoover for back-to-back kills to get to 23-22, but MVC's Bart Mulder put down two kills to finish the set at 25-22.
• After a tie score of 5-5 in Set 2, the Vikings pulled ahead 14-7. The Eutectics strung together four-straight points to close the gap to 14-11, then won eight of the next 14 points to come within one point at 20-19. The Viking attackers, however, returned in full force to finish out the set at 25-22.
• The Eutectics were playing catchup from the beginning of Set 3. They would tie it at 1, 3, 4, and 8, but could never quite capture the lead, finally falling behind 15-10. The final three points were all won on errors, with MVC taking the final two points for the match at 25-17.
• Grant Hoover led the Eutectics in kills with 12, while Cameron Werner collected nine kills on 13 attempts to notch a .615 attacking average. Werner was also involved in four of the Eutectics' five blocks on the night. RJ Dilks set up 20 assists. David Quinones recorded 10 of UHSP's 34 digs.
• Bart Mulder led with 14 of the Vikings' 39 kills. The MVC team recorded 10 blocks.

NEXT UP:

The Eutectics, now 6-8 overall and 3-5 in the tough HEART conference, will continue with Conference competition on the road. This weekend, they head to Iowa to take on Clarke University (4-10, 1-7 HEART) in Dubuque on Friday and Mount Mercy University (10-2, 6-2 HEART) in Cedar Rapids on Saturday.